Saturday, May 8, 2010

Cape Town Stadium May 6 Late Afternoon 2010






Just home from a fun evening out
 I have been before and it was just as much fun
Oh but unusually for me I did not bring my camera ...

A Tip : Go here : Theatrical Dining at Stardust Restaurant in Rondebosch


Stardust Restaurant, in Rondebosch is a restaurant with a Mediterranean menu, but this is not an everyday restaurant. The waiters are professional performers or students from the art schools around Cape Town. During the evening they will serve and entertain you! This restaurant is brilliant for any birthday or night out with some friends. Excellent food and serious fun all round!
 165 Main Road, Rondebosch. Telephone: 021 686-6280.

Friday, May 7, 2010

See how some of you find my Cape Town Stadium blog on a search engine ...


Ok you might not like this one but I do :)
I gave it a love flare (Picnik) treatment
It was misty when I shot this at about 6 PM



                                                   this was at 10PM and its raining..


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Then there is someone in Toronto (No not you Ohjaygee :)) who checks the blog several times a day
and someone in the US who uses bloggerlines Who are you ?
I can not remember everybody but

If you recognice yourself here then please drop me a line

Capetown_sa@yahoo.com

I would love to hear from you
who you are Are you South African living abroad and home sick ?
Will you come to Cape Town for the world cup ?
Come on ! Just tell me a little about yourself
Really I enjoy it when my followers write me
some have but not nearly enough
and I always reply :)

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Cape Town Stadium Hectic work on the PVC Facade ! 35 days to go ...


                                           The whole day mist and fog in Green Point








                               Still looking for accommodation in Cape Town during the World Cup ?
                               Try the Tripadvisor website
                           
The Jambo Guest house still has rooms  but is expensive and sounds a rip off to me if you read the reviews  compared to nearby accomodation See on the Tripadvisor website on the right : What's Near Jambo Guest House .........Similar Nearby Accommodations

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

This is what a rainy evening could look like during a World Cup Soccer match

Some one made a costly mistake again this evening
There is a Master switch for all the lights
All the lights were switched off by mistake for 3 minutes from 6.24 till 6.29 PM
as can be seen in the above photos

Unfortunately I can not find the article where I read this but it explained that the cost of such a mistake was phenomenal and it has happened already a few times before...
except that I was then not in the middle of shooting the stadium as I was now

Its been dreadful weather today in Green Point, horizontal rain 
mist and cold whenever it rains the tv signal disappears I do not know if this is peculiar to my home or if this is common in Cape Town Will not be good if you are watching the matches on tv when it rains

BTW do not bring any umbrellas longer then 40 cm to the fan park /stadium
they are not allowed in

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Download the Official Fan Guide for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ and keep it with you




The Official Fan Guide for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ is now available electronically here
Keep this guide with you while travelling or going to the stadiums to watch matches, and refer to it for contact details or information.


Few more shots of the saturday sunset trip on Tigresse



Left Table Mountain The hill in the middle is Signal Hill
and Lions Head on the right


Here the stadium looks like the bow of a ship
the mountain is Devils Peak


V&A Waterfront
The third boat that is Tigresse the catamaran I was on

Monday, May 3, 2010

Photo update on Green Point Urban Park, Cape Town on Sunday May 2

          


The actual Green Point Park, a 12,5 ha area within the Common, will be a public access space for recreation and social interaction within a peaceful, green context. Water from the historic artesian springs will be introduced into the park in ways that create gathering spaces where people can see, hear, touch and be educated about the water.



Channels and spillways will feed into low-lying ponds, which in turn will feed into a Biodiversity garden and a Wetlands garden. “There’s a strong focus on ecological awareness, sustainable practices and environmental interdependence. It’s all about learning to live lightly on the earth and there’s just no way we could’ve justified what we have created, if we’d been restricted to using only domestic water.



The Biodiversity show garden has stirred quite a lot of interest and has been chosen to host the opening of the International Organisation of Biodiversity on World Biodiversity Day, 22 May, 2010, which will coincide with the official opening of the Park.


 “Long ago, the winter rains would turn Green Point Common into a low-lying vlei, and an old photograph, taken around the 1900s, showed people actually yachting on the Common. Now, over a hundred years later, people will be able to come and sail model yachts on these spring water ponds. It’s lovely to know that somewhere, some old history has been restored, even if it’s in the smallest of ways.”




The public park will be open from sunrise to sunset every day of the year except when there is an event. No fee will be charged for the use of the public facility. It is envisaged that a fee will be charged for special events within the park.



SAIL Stadefrance (stadium operator) is the leaseholder of the stadium and Green Point Park




What kind of organised events will take place at the park
• The envisaged themes within the park could include an environmental park (bio-diversity garden, water-wheel, worm farms, wetland park, and water-wise garden); sustainable park (eco-centre and training facilities); learning park (training and skills transfer re: eco- centre and Green Futures training facility); play park (passive & recreational, disabled tot lot, and outdoor gymnasium); art park (exhibitions, specialist lectures and training); adventure park (cycling, outdoor climbing wall, and jungle gyms); events park (smaller outdoor concerts, farmers’ fresh produce market, crafts, dog shows, and flower shows); heritage park (Fort Wynyard, artifact exhibitions, etc).




This is the mini open-air amphitheater




The kiddies corner







Close to the entrance Drinking Water fountains
Come to think of it
they seem to be a little low

• Facilities envisaged could include a tea garden, Eco Café, biodiversity nursery, auditorium, events, bicycle hiring, and craft markets. These uses are strictly park-related and will be carefully managed and monitored using the Common

• Events could include the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour, Big Walk and Rugby Tens. Again, these will be carefully managed through the CMS.





    
    Read on here

                                     No better place then having sundowners and dinner in Wafu
                                                             after a walk in the park

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Sailing along the coast of Cape Town and our imposing new Stadium


Sipping champagne and having fun !





Someone on board sighed :
"What a sight... its beautiful... Pity about that giant ashtray ! :)
Lol

 I said:  Excuse me !!! :) It is beautiful !
You should see it at night !
and then allot of good natured bantering followed :)
we all had a laugh

But to be fair  I too think it has spoiled the natural beauty
of the coastline but you can't win them all
we have allot to thank that ashtray for 





These photos are supposed to look like the view through  a porthole OK ?

 












You can see the Tafelberg Road here which I walk along from time to time
and took quite a few photos of the stadium from






                                                               The Jolly Roger passing Sea Point